Ludgate Investments Limited

Reference number: 194783

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Scammers have impersonated this firm. The FCA has published 1 warning naming the fake phone numbers, emails and websites they used. See the warnings →

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When ludgate.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3478 1000 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC4M 7AN
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Other names (4)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Ludgate Environmental Trading name
  • Ludgate Asset Management Limited Former name
  • Ludgate Investment Advisers Limited Former name
  • Ludgate Investment Advisors Limited Former name

Warning

Scammers have impersonated this firm

Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.

Fake phone numbers (1)
  • 07476 461632
Fake email addresses (1)
  • support@ludgateinvestmentslimited.com
Fake websites (1)
  • ludgateinvestmentslimited.com
The FCA warning these came from

Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments · Run or oversee funds FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (8 permissions)
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Dealing in investments as principal
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing an unauthorised AIF
  • Managing investments

Limits on what they may do

  • This firm may handle your money in passing but must not hold it, so payments should go to the product provider, never to a personal account.
One supervisory condition set by the FCA

These are conditions the FCA places on the firm itself, covering things like capital it must hold and what it must report. They do not change what the firm may do for you.

  • Sub-Threshold Small Authorised UK AIFM
    The total value of assets under management by the firm (as calculated under Article 2 of the Level 2 Regulations) must not exceed the relevant threshold as set out in Article 3(2) of the Directive. In the event that the relevant threshold is breached, the firm must submit an application for authorisation as a Full Scope AIFM to the FCA or the relevant competent authority.

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
04043908
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
31 July 2000 (26 years old)
Registered office
Third Floor 20 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7AN
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Charles Adam Laurie Sebag-Montefiore Director Oct 1949 11 Oct 2004 27 other companies
Gijs-Jan Hein Voskamp Director Nov 1977 18 Nov 2010 2 other companies
Ekaterina Alexandra Sharashidze Voskamp Director Feb 1974 14 Aug 2012 2 other companies
Paul Alexander Celerier Director Mar 1954 15 Jul 2020 1 other company

Other companies run by these 4 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
28
closed down
15
run together
2

In the full report: all 28 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 23 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Ludgate Investments’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (12) All events (62)

2023

2 February 2023

  • FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm

FCA warning list

2016

6 April 2016

  • Ludgate Capital Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

31 October 2013

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Sub-Threshold Small Authorised UK AIFM)

FCA register

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2006

31 May 2006

  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money & Assets)

FCA register

2002

7 August 2002

  • Changed its registered name from "Ludgate Investment Advisers Limited"

FCA register

2001

1 December 2001

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

27 April 2001

  • Changed its registered name from "Ludgate Investment Advisors Limited"

FCA register

2000

19 October 2000

  • Changed its registered name from "Ludgate Asset Management Limited"

FCA register

31 July 2000

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

1901

1 January 1901

  • Regulated by the Investment Management Regulatory Organisation from this date

FCA register

In the full report: all 62 events

  • All 62 events in its history (12 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 45
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  • 28 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 62 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ludgate Investments Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Ludgate Investments Limited (FRN 194783) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2001 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Ludgate Investments’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3478 1000 and the website ludgate.com for Ludgate Investments. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Ludgate Investments a scam or clone?
Scammers have impersonated Ludgate Investments: the FCA has published a warning about fake versions of it, using contact details that are not the firm's. Only trust the details the FCA register gives for Ludgate Investments, shown on this page.
Is my money safe with Ludgate Investments?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Ludgate Investments to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Ludgate Investments?
Ludgate Investments is owned by Ludgate Capital Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Ludgate Investments?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Ludgate Investments: Charles Adam Laurie Sebag-Montefiore, Gijs-Jan Hein Voskamp, Ekaterina Alexandra Sharashidze Voskamp and Paul Alexander Celerier.
How long has Ludgate Investments been in business?
The company was formed on 31 July 2000, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2001.
Does Ludgate Investments use any other names?
It trades as Ludgate Environmental. It has previously used 3 other names: Ludgate Asset Management Limited, Ludgate Investment Advisers Limited and Ludgate Investment Advisors Limited.

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